Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of self-assembled thiolated monolayers on flat gold nanoplates using gaussian-transverse and radially polarized excitations

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 15639-15646

  Pashaee, Farshid ^a   Hou, Renjie ^a   Gobbo, Pierangelo ^a   Workentin, Mark S ^a   Lagugné Labarthet, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPECIFICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ENHANCEMENT; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; OPTICAL NEAR FIELD; RADIALLY POLARIZED; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; TIP-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

AZOBENZENE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GOLD; MOLECULES; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASMONS; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS;

EID: 84881257034     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp403157v     Document Type: Article

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